The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.

Though a proud Texan, the 41st President of the United States started life in the suburbs of Boston.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

The site of the tragic isolation of Nipmuc Native Americans left to perish in King Philip's War.

A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.

At the supposed instruction of Ben Franklin and Socrates, a Spiritualist believer intended to birth a mechanical messiah here.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

Built in 1821 using rooms from another estate, the Phillips House is the only historic home on scenic Chestnut Street open to the public.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

"Try not to knock anything over!"

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

This Gothic castle was inspired by Erik the Red's Viking residence at Brattahlid in Greenland.